Ericsson’s latest industry report has arrived, focused on the business challenges and opportunities of 5G. The meaty tome should be properly perused, but some KPIs set the stage. There are 8.46 billion mobile subscriptions globally, of which 6.97 concern smartphones, 132 million FWA connections, and 1.53 billion fixed broadband connections. Total mobile data traffic in 2023 reached 130 EB per month (up 21% since 2022), with total mobile network traffic standing at 160 EB/month. This compares to 330 EB/month for fixed data traffic (up 12% since 2022), and 30 EB/month for FWA (up 32%). 5G subscriptions are displacing 4G, and now stand at 1.57 billion – compared to 5.15 billion for 4G. The key highlights in the ‘Ericsson Mobility Report…